BRITISH CAVE RESCUE COUNCIL

Charity number: 1137252
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Councils objects are to relieve suffering and distress amongst persons and animals endangered by accidents or natural hazards by co-ordinating and providing support for member underground search and rescue organisations and individuals representing the Council in the British Isles and abroad.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £15,100
Total expenditure: £14,675

People

12 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 August 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BCRC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Gavin Stewart Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
John Patrick Sheehy Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
Peter Dennis Trustee 09 April 2018
SOUTH AND MID WALES CAVE RESCUE TEAM/TIM ACHUB OGOFAU DE A CHANOLBARTH CYMRU
Received: On time
Gary Mitchell Trustee 08 April 2018
SOUTH AND MID WALES CAVE RESCUE TEAM/TIM ACHUB OGOFAU DE A CHANOLBARTH CYMRU
Received: On time
POWYS ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS CYMDEITHAS MUDIADAU GWIRFODDOL POWYS
Received: On time
Roger King Trustee 09 April 2017
PENINSULA MOUNTAIN AND CAVE RESCUE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
DEVON CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Recently registered
Tony Haigh Trustee 09 April 2017
None on record
Dr Brendan Sloan Trustee 09 April 2017
None on record
Mike Clayton Trustee 24 November 2013
MIDLANDS CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Recently registered
Emma Jane Porter Trustee 24 November 2013
MIDLANDS CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Recently registered
Robert Tobias Hamnett Trustee 28 April 2013
None on record
Christopher Jewell QGM Trustee 22 April 2012
None on record
MR BILL WHITEHOUSE Trustee
DERBYSHIRE CAVE RESCUE ORGANISATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £27.94k £2.93k £25.52k £33.54k £15.10k
Total expenditure £24.54k £8.63k £9.84k £25.14k £14.68k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.16k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 January 2024 18 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2023 11 August 2024 255 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 11 August 2024 255 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 30 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 19 September 2023 293 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 26 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2020 19 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 19 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 APRIL 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6 APRIL 2008 as amended on 07 Apr 2019 as amended on 18 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

The Council’s objects (“the objects”) are to relieve suffering and distress amongst persons and animals endangered by accidents or natural hazards by co-ordinating and providing support for member underground search and rescue organisations and individuals representing the Council in the British Isles and abroad.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Old Forge House
Hampton Loade
BRIDGNORTH
Shropshire
WV15 6HD
Phone:
07985212037
Email:
SECRETARY@CAVERESCUE.ORG.UK
Website:

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